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Muted by Tami Charles

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

omg this book felt so real the ending was so sad too :( it is amazing

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

THIS WAS SO GOOD!!!!! i usually don't read "classics" but I don't regret reading this at all, after seeing people talking about it so often. Yozo is very well-written, I think many people can relate to him in one way or another despite how weird he is.

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Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

I'm not reading all of this!!! love some of her poems nothing against emily dickinson but like i need to read an actual book okay

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

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dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

So much good character development, feels very realistic. the movie is good too. i cried :,(

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Starfish by Lisa Fipps

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

this almost made me cry wow
such a good middle-grade book like it isn't even cheesy or cliche like i thought it would be

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Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

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adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

The Gods Lie by Kaori Ozaki

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Forrest Gump by Winston Groom

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dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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The Giver by Lois Lowry

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hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5